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  1. Mount Whitney Trail. Proceed cautiously on this 21.2-mile out-and-back trail near Lone Pine, California. Generally considered a highly challenging route, it should only be attempted by experienced adventurers. This is a very popular area for backpacking, camping, and hiking, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring.

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    • Lone Pine, California, United States
  2. Mount Whitney ( Paiute: Tumanguya; Too-man-i-goo-yah) is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States and the Sierra Nevada, with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). [1] It is in East – Central California, on the boundary between California's Inyo and Tulare counties, and 84.6 miles (136.2 km) [8] west-northwest of North America's ...

    • 14,505 ft (4,421 m) NAVD 88
    • USGS Mount Whitney
  3. 6 days ago · Mount Whitney, highest peak (14,494 feet [4,418 metres] above sea level) in the 48 conterminous U.S. states. It is the culminating summit of the Sierra Nevada. In eastern California on the Inyo-Tulare county line, the peak is at the eastern border of Sequoia National Park, immediately west of the

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  4. Getting There. WHITNEY PORTAL: This is the trailhead for both the Mount Whitney Trail and the Mountaineer's Route as well as many other mountaineering and climbing routes on Mount Whitney, Mount Russell, and Mount Carillon. Take US-395 to Lone Pine and then turn west on Whitney Portal Road. In 13 miles, you will reach Whitney Portal at an ...

    • 14505 ft / 4421 m
    • Mountain/Rock
    • 36.57860°N / 118.293°W
  5. Location: Tulare County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America. View on Open­Street­Map. Latitude. 36.5786° or 36° 34' 43" north. Longitude. -118.2921° or 118° 17' 32" west. Elevation. 14,475 feet (4,412 metres) Open Location Code.

  6. 12-16 Hours (Total) 6,960 Total Feet of Climbing. Max Elevation of 14,505 feet. No Dogs Allowed. The Mt Whitney hike is on every hiker's bucket list. At 14,505 feet, it's the highest point in the lower 48 and is one of those rare high peaks that you can hike to without any mountaineering skills.

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